TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 9855

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 9855 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sun, 06 Feb 1977 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

9855, 1977-007C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Martin Marietta

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSTAGE, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,950 kg wet, ~1,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1977-02-06 (48 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Nozzle, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

14.974 m²

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B
1 09855U 77007C   25198.28989870  .00000061  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 09855   4.2584 273.3992 0015543  36.5698 323.7503  1.00214361 22007

Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:57:27.247Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-126.10544°

Altitude

35,749.099 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.66482°

Longitude

-117.12921°

Altitude

35,743.539 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 39m 33s

Apparent Declination

-5° 26' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:15:09

Azimuth

211.553° SW

Elevation

39.582°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,869.325 km

Perigee altitude

35,738.199 km

Semi-major axis

42,181.899 km

Eccentricity

0.00155

Inclination

4.2584°

RAAN

273.3992°

Arg. of periapsis

36.5698°

True anomaly

323.64482°

Mean anomaly

323.7503°

Eccentric anomaly

323.69758°

Mean motion

0.25053 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.97 mins

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1977 (1977-02-06 UTC)

OPS 3151, 9803

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 9808 (Decayed)

OPS 3151 DEB, 9856

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-18 07:30:10.273Z	211.542° SW	2025-07-18 13:02:10.273Z	213.454° SW	34.442°	2025-07-19 07:30:10.273Z	211.844° SW

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